The short answer is, if you amount 12 penalty points or more on your driving licence within a three year period, you will be known as a “totter” and banned from driving for a minimum period of six months.

How long is a ban if you get 12 points?

Totting-up disqualification. Once you reach 12 points then the court will impose an immediate driving ban for a minimum of 6 months. This is known as a 'totting-up' disqualification. It is therefore possible to face a 6 month ban with only one previous conviction.

Is 12 points an automatic ban UK?

Under general guidelines, drivers who are handed 12 or more points - either for serious offences such as drink driving, or after 'totting up' the total through a series of other offences - receive an automatic ban for between six months and two years.